Louie Giglio - Live The Gospel and Use Your Words

March 9, 2025 | S25:E10

Messages of hope and redemption from Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Louie Giglio.

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - Live The Gospel and Use Your Words | March 9, 2025

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>> so, here's the big idea,
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>> so, here's the big idea, if you're taking notes today.
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If you're taking notes today. this is the big idea.
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The gospel is meant to be
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The gospel is meant to be portrayed with our lives
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Portrayed with our lives and proclaimed with our mouths.
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And proclaimed with our mouths. the gospel is meant to be
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The gospel is meant to be portrayed with our lives
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Portrayed with our lives and, critical conjunction,
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And, critical conjunction, proclaimed with our mouths.
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Proclaimed with our mouths. it is meant to be displayed with
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It is meant to be displayed with our lives and it is meant to be
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Our lives and it is meant to be declared with our words.
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Declared with our words. verse 19, paul says,
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"i am free, but i am willingly
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"i am free, but i am willingly making myself the servant,
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Making myself the servant, the slave to everyone
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The slave to everyone to win as many
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To win as many as possible to christ."
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As possible to christ." so, paul's going,
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So, paul's going, "look, i'm free, i'm not under
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"look, i'm free, i'm not under the old testament law.
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The old testament law. i'm not under the law.
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I'm not under the law. i don't have to do any
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I don't have to do any of that stuff.
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Of that stuff. but i'm willing
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But i'm willing to make myself a servant,
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To make myself a servant, a slave to everyone
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A slave to everyone for the purpose of trying
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For the purpose of trying to influence them and win them
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To influence them and win them over for the gospel."
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Over for the gospel." paul knew this isn't about me.
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Paul knew this isn't about me. my life isn't about me.
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My life isn't about me. it's about him.
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It's about him. and i love that, few chapters
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And i love that, few chapters later in corinthians,
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Later in corinthians, he writes and he says,
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He writes and he says, "follow my example as i follow
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"follow my example as i follow the example of christ."
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The example of christ." paul was committed to looking
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Paul was committed to looking at the life of christ
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At the life of christ and trying to walk it out,
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And trying to walk it out, trying to live like him.
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Trying to live like him. and this is a perfect
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And this is a perfect example of that because
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Example of that because jesus did this, right?
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Jesus did this, right? in philippians,
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In philippians, paul writes about jesus,
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Paul writes about jesus, "who in very nature --
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"who in very nature -- being in very nature god,
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Being in very nature god, did not consider equality with
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Did not consider equality with god something to be used
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God something to be used to his own advantage,
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To his own advantage, but rather,
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But rather, he made himself nothing
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He made himself nothing by taking the very nature
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By taking the very nature of a servant,
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Of a servant, being made in human likeness.
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Being made in human likeness. this is the heart of paul,
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This is the heart of paul, going, "i will humble myself
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Going, "i will humble myself for the sake of serving you."
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For the sake of serving you." so, he says to the jews,
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So, he says to the jews, he became like a jew.
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He became like a jew. like, he was a jew
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Like, he was a jew so he understood their world,
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So he understood their world, he understood them,
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He understood them, he understood their context.
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He understood their context. he operated underneath their
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He operated underneath their rules when he was around them.
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Rules when he was around them. he followed
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He followed a torah-faithful lifestyle.
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A torah-faithful lifestyle. he was okay to eat their food.
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He was okay to eat their food. like when he was around
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Like when he was around a bunch of jews,
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A bunch of jews, he would be kosher.
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He would be kosher. as long as he didn't compromise
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As long as he didn't compromise his allegiance to christ,
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His allegiance to christ, he was willing to do whatever
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He was willing to do whatever it took to get into their world,
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It took to get into their world, and to influence them
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And to influence them for the sake of the gospel.
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For the sake of the gospel. and you see that repeatedly
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And you see that repeatedly through the text.
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Through the text. he has no problem, really,
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He has no problem, really, with their jewish practices.
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With their jewish practices. as long as the practices aren't
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As long as the practices aren't considered to be the things
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Considered to be the things that give people right standing
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That give people right standing with god because he knew
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With god because he knew only christ could do that.
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Only christ could do that. he wants to do anything
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He wants to do anything he can possibly do to make sure
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He can possibly do to make sure the gospel gets a proper hearing
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The gospel gets a proper hearing with those that he's around.
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With those that he's around. he was intentional,
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He was intentional, is a good word.
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Is a good word. he wanted to understand
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He wanted to understand and enter into the world
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And enter into the world of the people he was with.
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Of the people he was with. he wasn't standing on
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He wasn't standing on the other side of the street
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The other side of the street with a megaphone,
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With a megaphone, he was willing to get
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He was willing to get into their world.
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Into their world. he was intentional.
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He was intentional. and in our world,
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And in our world, it's difficult now
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It's difficult now to be intentional because
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To be intentional because we're all so busy all the time.
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We're all so busy all the time. but i do think it's important
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But i do think it's important for us to understand that
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For us to understand that being intentional is not like
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Being intentional is not like a spiritual gift that
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A spiritual gift that a few people have.
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A few people have. it is a decision,
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It is a decision, it's a choice that few people
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It's a choice that few people are disciplined enough to make.
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Are disciplined enough to make. anybody in this room
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Anybody in this room can be intentional in your
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Can be intentional in your conversations and intentional
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Conversations and intentional with the people that god
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With the people that god puts in your path.
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Puts in your path. the question is,
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The question is, are you disciplined enough
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Are you disciplined enough to be intentional?
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To be intentional? paul certainly was.
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Paul certainly was. he wasn't concerned
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He wasn't concerned with what can he do,
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With what can he do, what's allowed?
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What's allowed? my position in christ means,
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My position in christ means, man, i don't have to do that.
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Man, i don't have to do that. i'm not under the old testament,
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I'm not under the old testament, i don't have to do that.
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I don't have to do that. i don't have to do that.
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I don't have to do that. i can do whatever i want
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I can do whatever i want in that regard,
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In that regard, and i can do whatever
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And i can do whatever i want in that regard.
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I want in that regard. i can eat whatever i want,
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I can eat whatever i want, i can do whatever.
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I can do whatever. he wasn't concerned with,
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He wasn't concerned with, what can i do?
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What can i do? he wasn't concerned with
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He wasn't concerned with what is allowed.
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What is allowed. i can hear my mom saying
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I can hear my mom saying this in my ear right now,
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This in my ear right now, when i was growing up
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When i was growing up when i would ask her,
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When i would ask her, "can i do something?"
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"can i do something?" and she's like, "well, you can.
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And she's like, "well, you can. i think a better question is,
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I think a better question is, should you?"
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Should you?" i was like, "ugh."
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I was like, "ugh." you mom ever said that to you?
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You mom ever said that to you? like, just tell me
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Like, just tell me i can't, next time,
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I can't, next time, it's better, you know.
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It's better, you know. paul wasn't really concerned
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Paul wasn't really concerned with legally, can i do this,
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With legally, can i do this, or can i not do this?
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Or can i not do this? he was going, should i?
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He was going, should i? is it in line with my mission?
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Is it in line with my mission? is it gonna help people?
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Is it gonna help people? as long as i'm committed to
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As long as i'm committed to and staying aligned with
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And staying aligned with my allegiance to christ
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My allegiance to christ on the nonessential things,
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On the nonessential things, i'm willing to do whatever
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I'm willing to do whatever i can do to make sure
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I can do to make sure that the gospel gets
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That the gospel gets a proper hearing and try
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A proper hearing and try to influence people
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To influence people with the love of jesus.
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With the love of jesus. then he says, to the gentiles,
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Then he says, to the gentiles, to those not having the law,
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To those not having the law, he lives in a way that's obvious
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He lives in a way that's obvious to them that he's not
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To them that he's not under the law.
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Under the law. though he certainly
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Though he certainly is not lawless,
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Is not lawless, he says in the text.
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He says in the text. like when i'm with them,
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Like when i'm with them, i'm okay to eat whatever
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I'm okay to eat whatever they put in front of me.
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They put in front of me. like i'm cool with whatever
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Like i'm cool with whatever they put in front of me.
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They put in front of me. but he sought
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But he sought to understand them,
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To understand them, to enter into their world.
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To enter into their world. to embrace their practices
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To embrace their practices without compromising
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Without compromising his allegiance
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His allegiance and commitment to christ.
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And commitment to christ. he made it clear to them
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He made it clear to them that he wasn't under
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That he wasn't under the old testament law,
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The old testament law, but also showed them
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But also showed them an example of someone who
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An example of someone who wasn't willing to freely sin.
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Wasn't willing to freely sin. why would he do that?
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Why would he do that? because he was trying
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Because he was trying to win them over to christ.
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To win them over to christ. and he says, "to the weak,
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And he says, "to the weak, i became weak."
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I became weak." why would you do that?
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Why would you do that? because he's trying
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Because he's trying to win the weak.
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To win the weak. and verse 22,
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And verse 22, is really the verse i hope
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Is really the verse i hope everybody will underline,
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Everybody will underline, circle and remember.
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Circle and remember. he says, "i became all things
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He says, "i became all things to all people so that
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To all people so that by all means
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By all means i might save some."
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I might save some." that paul was willing to flex
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That paul was willing to flex in certain circumstances
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In certain circumstances to ensure that nothing hindered
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To ensure that nothing hindered the gospel being heard
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The gospel being heard and understood.
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And understood. that's what it said in verse 12,
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That's what it said in verse 12, remember reading it?
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Remember reading it? says, "we put up with anything
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Says, "we put up with anything rather than hinder
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Rather than hinder the gospel of christ."
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The gospel of christ." tim keller commenting
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Tim keller commenting on these verses,
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On these verses, i love how he says, he goes,
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I love how he says, he goes, "why would paul say here
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"why would paul say here that he becomes like
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The people in the culture
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The people in the culture he's evangelizing?
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He's evangelizing? why would he do that?"
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Why would he do that?" it doesn't mean that he's giving
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It doesn't mean that he's giving them what they want to hear.
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Them what they want to hear. it means that he's giving them
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It means that he's giving them much of what they don't
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Much of what they don't want to hear,
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Want to hear, he's just giving it to them
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He's just giving it to them in language and with arguments
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In language and with arguments that they can understand."
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That they can understand." he's entered in their world,
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He's entered in their world, he understands their language.
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He understands their language. this is not some kinda like,
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This is not some kinda like, you know, "when in rome
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You know, "when in rome do as the romans do," thing.
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Do as the romans do," thing. this is not paul
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This is not paul being a chameleon.
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This is not paul not having
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This is not paul not having any conviction in life.
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Any conviction in life. this is not paul
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This is not paul just kinda like,
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Just kinda like, "oh, i'm over here with you.
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"oh, i'm over here with you. okay, i'm gonna be this way.
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Okay, i'm gonna be this way. oh, i'm over here with you,
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Oh, i'm over here with you, i'm gonna be this way."
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I'm gonna be this way." this is not that
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This is not that and you can read that
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And you can read that and you can be like,
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And you can be like, "come on, paul.
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"come on, paul. where are you, man?
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Where are you, man? hold your ground.
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Hold your ground. like don't you believe this?
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Like don't you believe this? stand firm.
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Stand firm. are you some kind
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Are you some kind of like, chameleon?
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Of like, chameleon? don't you have any convictions?
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Don't you have any convictions? can't you stand your ground?
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Can't you stand your ground? how could you even be
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How could you even be seen with them?"
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Seen with them?" and paul's going,
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And paul's going, "one, no, i'm not a chameleon.
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"one, no, i'm not a chameleon. two, i do have conviction.
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Two, i do have conviction. in fact, i have incredible
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In fact, i have incredible conviction and i have
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Conviction and i have crystal clear clarity
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Crystal clear clarity on my mission in life,
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On my mission in life, which is to tell as many people
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Which is to tell as many people about jesus as possible.
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About jesus as possible. so, i will step over
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So, i will step over every single hurdle,
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Every single hurdle, i will go the long way
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I will go the long way or the short way.
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Or the short way. i'll go anyway possible,
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I'll go anyway possible, as long as i don't jeopardize
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As long as i don't jeopardize my allegiance to christ,
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My allegiance to christ, to tell everybody in my path
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To tell everybody in my path about jesus."
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About jesus." and as we do this, i think,
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And as we do this, i think, you know, especially when
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You know, especially when i was leading students ministry,
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I was leading students ministry, you would be around students
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You would be around students and they would go,
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And they would go, "okay, i really have
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"okay, i really have a burden for this group at
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A burden for this group at my school and i really wanna
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My school and i really wanna influence them for the gospel."
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Influence them for the gospel." which is awesome and i believe
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Which is awesome and i believe the lord leads us to do that.
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The lord leads us to do that. but as you go into these
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But as you go into these dark places in the world,
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Dark places in the world, i think you need to have
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I think you need to have some questions that you can
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Some questions that you can ask yourself to ensure
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Ask yourself to ensure that your heart and motive
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That your heart and motive is like paul's and that
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Is like paul's and that you're not being propelled
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You're not being propelled by fear and just the desire
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By fear and just the desire to be accepted and fit.
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To be accepted and fit. and here's two
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And here's two good questions to ask.
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Good questions to ask. number one, are you being
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Number one, are you being more influenced by them
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More influenced by them than they are being
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Than they are being influenced by you?
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Influenced by you? meaning, over time,
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Meaning, over time, do you feel them drifting
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Do you feel them drifting more towards jesus,
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More towards jesus, or do you feel yourself drifting
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Or do you feel yourself drifting more towards the world?
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More towards the world? that would be a good
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That would be a good question to ask.
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Question to ask. that would be a good
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That would be a good identifier to you.
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Identifier to you. number two is,
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Number two is, as you're around them,
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As you're around them, is your burden and passion
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Is your burden and passion and longing for them to be
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And longing for them to be saved growing or waning?
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Saved growing or waning? meaning, every time
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Meaning, every time you're around them,
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You're around them, do you just kinda
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Do you just kinda get around them --
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Get around them -- "oh, we're kinda friends
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"oh, we're kinda friends at this point,
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At this point, we just kinda hang out
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We just kinda hang out and just kinda in their circle,
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And just kinda in their circle, and we're just
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And we're just kinda together and --
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Kinda together and -- you know."
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You know." and i leave and i don't
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And i leave and i don't really even think about
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Really even think about the fact that i'm there
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The fact that i'm there on mission anymore.
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On mission anymore. then you gotta ask the lord
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Then you gotta ask the lord to stir up that fire in you
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To stir up that fire in you so that every time
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So that every time you meet with them,
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You meet with them, you might get in
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You might get in your car and you go,
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Your car and you go, "lord, i feel like we made
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"lord, i feel like we made a little bit of progress today,
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A little bit of progress today, would you water the seed?
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Would you water the seed? would you grow the seed?
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Would you grow the seed? would you bring it to fruition?
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Would you bring it to fruition? would you do what i can't do?"
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Would you do what i can't do?" and every time
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And every time you leave with them,
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You leave with them, your passion for them
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Your passion for them seeing jesus grows.
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Seeing jesus grows. and if those two things
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And if those two things are true of you,
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Are true of you, then i think you have
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Then i think you have a heart like paul.
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A heart like paul. i think you have a message
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I think you have a message and mission that god
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And mission that god is sending you in
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Is sending you in the darkness to make people
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The darkness to make people aware of the light
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Aware of the light and hope of jesus.
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And hope of jesus. and maybe you've heard
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And maybe you've heard this quote before and --
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This quote before and -- i'll just preface this
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I'll just preface this by saying this --
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By saying this -- a lot of people
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A lot of people aren't gonna like this.
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Aren't gonna like this. and i'm sorry in advanced.
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And i'm sorry in advanced. i said this at core last week
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I said this at core last week and you could just tell in
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And you could just tell in the hearts of people they were
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The hearts of people they were a little bit disappointed.
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A little bit disappointed. but have you heard
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But have you heard the famous quote,
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The famous quote, "preach the gospel
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"preach the gospel at all times
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At all times and when necessary, use words."
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And when necessary, use words." have you heard this quote?
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Have you heard this quote? it's attributed
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It's attributed to st. francis of assisi.
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To st. francis of assisi. and i understand the sentiment
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And i understand the sentiment of the quote, and even when
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Of the quote, and even when i said it last week at core,
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I said it last week at core, you could just hear like
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You could just hear like a hearty amen in the people.
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A hearty amen in the people. you know, like, i like that.
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You know, like, i like that. and i get it, i understand
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And i get it, i understand why we think that,
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Why we think that, but here's the thing.
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But here's the thing. one, francis never said that.
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One, francis never said that. so, that's a problem.
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So, that's a problem. he lived in late 1100's,
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He lived in late 1100's, early 1200's,
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Early 1200's, leader in the catholic church.
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Leader in the catholic church. we have no evidence from
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We have no evidence from any of his disciples or people
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Any of his disciples or people that lived in his era
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That lived in his era that he ever said that.
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That he ever said that. it's not in any of his writings.
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It's not in any of his writings. in fact, everything we know
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In fact, everything we know about the guy suggested he would
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About the guy suggested he would vehemently disagree with
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Vehemently disagree with that statement because
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That statement because he was a preacher,
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He was a preacher, often times preaching
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Often times preaching up to five times a day.
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Up to five times a day. so, it's likely one, he wouldn't
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So, it's likely one, he wouldn't even agree with the quote
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Even agree with the quote that is attributed to him,
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That is attributed to him, which would be so frustrating,
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Which would be so frustrating, by the way.
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By the way. can you imagine that?
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Can you imagine that? like here you are this
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Like here you are this many years later and everybody's
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Many years later and everybody's saying you said something
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Saying you said something that you didn't say?
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That you didn't say? that would be frustrating.
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That would be frustrating. so one, it's a problem because
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So one, it's a problem because the guy never said it.
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The guy never said it. two, it's a problem because
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Two, it's a problem because it's not a biblical idea.
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It's not a biblical idea. it's not true.
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It's not true. like, yes, we should live
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Like, yes, we should live the gospel out and people
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The gospel out and people should be able to see that
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Should be able to see that we understand the gospel
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We understand the gospel in the way that we live.
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In the way that we live. we should winsome and attractive
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We should winsome and attractive lives that cause people
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Lives that cause people to ask us questions, yes.
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To ask us questions, yes. but we also should always
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But we also should always use our words to proclaim
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Use our words to proclaim the message of the gospel.
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The message of the gospel. it is a both and,
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It is a both and, not an either or.
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Not an either or. the gospel is inherently verbal,
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The gospel is inherently verbal, it is a proclaimed word.
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It is a proclaimed word. the good news of jesus christ.
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The good news of jesus christ. so, we must be both.
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So, we must be both. paul writes in romans,
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Paul writes in romans, "how, then, can they call on
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"how, then, can they call on the one they have not
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The one they have not believed in?
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Believed in? and how can they believe
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And how can they believe in the one of whom
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In the one of whom they have not heard?"
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They have not heard?" it's to be spoken
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It's to be spoken and proclaimed.
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And proclaimed. "how can they hear without
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"how can they hear without someone preaching,"
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Someone preaching," proclaiming, "to them.
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Proclaiming, "to them. and how can anyone preach
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And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?
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Unless they are sent? as it is written:
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As it is written: 'how beautiful
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'how beautiful are the feet of those
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Are the feet of those who bring good news!"
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Who bring good news!" we are to live lives
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We are to live lives that are winsome,
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That are winsome, that are attractive,
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That are attractive, that are evidence to the world,
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That are evidence to the world, the gospel in on display with
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The gospel in on display with the way i live.
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The way i live. yes, amen!
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Yes, amen! 100%.
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100%. and not or, but and we are
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And not or, but and we are to proclaim and use our words
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To proclaim and use our words to share the good news
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To share the good news of the gospel of jesus christ.
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Of the gospel of jesus christ. paul says it in the text,
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Paul says it in the text, you just see the way
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You just see the way that he's living.
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That he's living. you see his life,
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You see his life, that he's humbling himself,
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That he's humbling himself, he's submitting to people.
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He's submitting to people. that's what's on display
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That's what's on display in his life,
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In his life, and yet earlier in the text,
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And yet earlier in the text, he says, "woe to me if i do not
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He says, "woe to me if i do not preach the gospel."
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Preach the gospel." proclaim the gospel.
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Proclaim the gospel. it is meant to be seen
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It is meant to be seen and heard.
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And heard. so, what is it that
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So, what is it that we're supposed to be saying?
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We're supposed to be saying? because i think a lot of us have
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Because i think a lot of us have got the idea that when we say it
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Got the idea that when we say it here and i love the way
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Here and i love the way we say it is we wanna live
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We say it is we wanna live a life that leads to why.
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A life that leads to why. we wanna live our lives
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We wanna live our lives in a way that causes people
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In a way that causes people to ask questions.
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To ask questions. we kinda got that
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We kinda got that in our flow a little bit,
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In our flow a little bit, but we also have to be
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But we also have to be willing to speak.
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Willing to speak. so, what is it that
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So, what is it that we want to speak?
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We want to speak? and i would say, first of all,
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And i would say, first of all, share your story.
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Share your story. tell people how god
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Tell people how god has changed your life.
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Has changed your life. like every follower of jesus
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Like every follower of jesus should actively be practicing
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Should actively be practicing sharing their story.
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Sharing their story. we are story people, all of us,
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We are story people, all of us, it's wired into humanity.
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It's wired into humanity. we should always be in the car,
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We should always be in the car, on the way to work,
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On the way to work, before meetings,
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Before meetings, we should be rehearsing
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We should be rehearsing and practicing in our mind,
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And practicing in our mind, how would i tell the story
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How would i tell the story of what god's doing
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Of what god's doing in my family?
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In my family? how would i tell that story
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How would i tell that story about what i just saw god do?
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About what i just saw god do? how would i say that
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How would i say that to somebody?
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To somebody? and we should
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And we should be practicing that.
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Be practicing that. you should be able to do that,
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You should be able to do that, just on the fly, "here's how
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Just on the fly, "here's how god's changed my life.
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God's changed my life. here's how god's working
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Here's how god's working in my life."
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In my life." right, and you see god
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Right, and you see god using this in the text.
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Using this in the text. john 9, the man who was blind,
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John 9, the man who was blind, what's his story?
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What's his story? "one thing i do know,
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"one thing i do know, i was blind, but now i see."
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I was blind, but now i see." you see it in john 4.
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You see it in john 4. are you prepared to answer
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Are you prepared to answer the question, if asked,
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The question, if asked, "what has god done for you?"
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"what has god done for you?" you see it in the apostle paul
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You see it in the apostle paul in acts 26 when he stands
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In acts 26 when he stands before king agrippa.
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Before king agrippa. he just tells him this is how
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He just tells him this is how god's changed my life.
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God's changed my life. don't underestimate
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Don't underestimate the power of your story.
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The power of your story. god will use it in
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God will use it in a very, very powerful way.
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A very, very powerful way. and perhaps the bible's clearest
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And perhaps the bible's clearest verse on personal evangelism,
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Verse on personal evangelism, peter tells us to
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Peter tells us to be prepared, right?
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Be prepared, right? 1 peter 3:15-16,
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1 peter 3:15-16, "but in your hearts
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"but in your hearts revere christ as lord.
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Revere christ as lord. always be prepared to give
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Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who
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An answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason
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Asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
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For the hope that you have. but do this with" a megaphone
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But do this with" a megaphone and a loud voice, with veins
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And a loud voice, with veins popping out of your neck, no.
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Popping out of your neck, no. "do this with
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"do this with gentleness and with respect,
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Gentleness and with respect, keeping a clear conscience,
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Keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak
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So that those who speak maliciously against your
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Maliciously against your good behavior in christ may be
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Good behavior in christ may be ashamed of their slander."
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Ashamed of their slander." so, you see it in the text,
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So, you see it in the text, it is a both and,
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It is a both and, we should live our lives
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We should live our lives in a way that people go,
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In a way that people go, "what is it about you?
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"what is it about you? why do you have this hope?
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Why do you have this hope? we're going through
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We're going through the same thing at work,
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The same thing at work, we got the same boss,
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We got the same boss, we're in the same tension point.
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We're in the same tension point. why are you treating this
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Why are you treating this so differently?
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So differently? they should see it in us,
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They should see it in us, so much so that it causes them
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So much so that it causes them to ask a question.
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To ask a question. he says later in the verse,
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He says later in the verse, "they should see
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"they should see your good behavior."
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Your good behavior." so, the way we live matters.
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So, the way we live matters. but it should cause people
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But it should cause people to ask us questions
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To ask us questions that we answer yes,
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That we answer yes, by continuing to live faithful
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By continuing to live faithful lives in front of them,
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Lives in front of them, but also by proclaiming
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But also by proclaiming the word.
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The word. to give an answer.
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To give an answer. the word's apologia,
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The word's apologia, it is where we get
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It is where we get our word apologetics from,
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Our word apologetics from, to defend to speak out,
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To defend to speak out, and answer for the reason
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And answer for the reason that we have hope.
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That we have hope. you need to be prepared
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You need to be prepared to do that.
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To do that. and number two --
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And number two -- so, first, be prepared
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So, first, be prepared to share your story
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To share your story and tell about how god
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And tell about how god has impacted you life.
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Has impacted you life. number two, you need to be
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Number two, you need to be prepared to articulate
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Prepared to articulate the gospel.
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The gospel. every single believer
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Every single believer needs to be prepared
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Needs to be prepared to articulate the gospel.
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To articulate the gospel. why?
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Why? well, in romans 1:16,
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Well, in romans 1:16, paul writes,
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Paul writes, "for i am not ashamed
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"for i am not ashamed of the gospel," here's why,
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Of the gospel," here's why, "because it is the power
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"because it is the power that brings salvation
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That brings salvation to everyone who believes."
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To everyone who believes." so, we should be prepared
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So, we should be prepared to share it, why?
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To share it, why? 'cause it's the power.
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'cause it's the power. it's the power to awaken people
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It's the power to awaken people to the beauty of jesus.
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To the beauty of jesus. only --
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Only -- people can only be saved
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People can only be saved in response to the good news
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In response to the good news of jesus christ, the gospel.
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Of jesus christ, the gospel. so, we need to be prepared
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So, we need to be prepared to share the gospel,
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To share the gospel, we need to know the gospel,
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We need to know the gospel, we need to speak the gospel,
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We need to speak the gospel, we need to display the gospel
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We need to display the gospel and we need to proclaim
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And we need to proclaim the gospel, right?
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The gospel, right? and maybe just to provide
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And maybe just to provide some relief 'cause
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Some relief 'cause i know the tension point,
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I know the tension point, always is here,
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Always is here, of the enemy coming in
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Of the enemy coming in in that moment of going,
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In that moment of going, "ugh, i don't really know
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"ugh, i don't really know if i can do that."
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If i can do that." let me just encourage you,
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Let me just encourage you, your eloquence
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Your eloquence can save nobody.
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Can save nobody. your perfect little crafty,
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Your perfect little crafty, like, i'm gonna say this,
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Like, i'm gonna say this, and i'mma say this,
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And i'mma say this, and i'mma say this.
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And i'mma say this. i can answer all those
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I can answer all those deep theological questions.
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Deep theological questions. i can answer why there's pain
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I can answer why there's pain and suffering in the world.
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And suffering in the world. i can define --
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I can define -- you know, i can explain
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You know, i can explain the trinity in 13 seconds.
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The trinity in 13 seconds. i can do --
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I can do -- it's not gonna save anybody.
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It's not gonna save anybody. only the spirit of god
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Only the spirit of god can soften hearts
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Can soften hearts and illuminate jesus
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And illuminate jesus in a way that's irresistible
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In a way that's irresistible for people, right?
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For people, right? and the enemy is so quick
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And the enemy is so quick to that fear in us.
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To that fear in us. well, what if i say
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Well, what if i say the wrong thing,
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The wrong thing, and what if they ask me
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And what if they ask me a question i don't know
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A question i don't know the answer to,
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The answer to, and what if i don't know enough?
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And what if i don't know enough? here's some of my favorite
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Here's some of my favorite verses on evangelism, mark 4,
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Verses on evangelism, mark 4, the parable of the growing seed.
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The parable of the growing seed. this is what it says,
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This is what it says, verses 26 and 27,
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Verses 26 and 27, "this is what
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"this is what the kingdom of god is like.
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The kingdom of god is like. a man scatters seed
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A man scatters seed on the ground.
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On the ground. night and day,
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Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up,
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Whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows,
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The seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how."
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Though he does not know how." i love that, we should all
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I love that, we should all take a deep breath there.
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Take a deep breath there. our job, scatter the seed
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Our job, scatter the seed and go to bed.
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[laughter]
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And wake up the next day to go,
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And wake up the next day to go, "whoa, how did that grow?"
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"whoa, how did that grow?" because we can't cause
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Because we can't cause the growth,
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The growth, only god can do that.
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Only god can do that. our job is to be faithful
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Our job is to be faithful in the scattering of the seed
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In the scattering of the seed and to prayerfully ask god
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And to prayerfully ask god to grow it into salvation
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To grow it into salvation in the hearts of people.
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In the hearts of people. jesus says in matthew 10,
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Jesus says in matthew 10, he says,
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He says, "on my account you will be
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"on my account you will be brought before governors
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Brought before governors and kings as witnesses
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And kings as witnesses to them and to the gentiles.
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To them and to the gentiles. but when they arrest you,
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But when they arrest you, do not be afraid about what
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Do not be afraid about what to say or how to say it.
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To say or how to say it. at that time you will
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At that time you will be given what to say,
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Be given what to say, for it will not be you
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For it will not be you that is speaking,
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That is speaking, but the spirit of your father
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But the spirit of your father speaking through you."
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Speaking through you." so, don't let the enemy keep you
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So, don't let the enemy keep you on the sidelines, right?
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On the sidelines, right? d.l. moody once said,
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D.l. moody once said, "there's no better evangelist
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"there's no better evangelist in the world than
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In the world than the holy spirit."
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The holy spirit." he's gonna give you
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He's gonna give you words to say.
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Words to say. so, we need to be prepared
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So, we need to be prepared to share the gospel.
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To share the gospel. so, that begs to question,
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So, that begs to question, what is the gospel?
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What is the gospel? sadly, we've so stretched
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Sadly, we've so stretched the meaning of the gospel
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The meaning of the gospel over time that for many people,
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Over time that for many people, it's become hard to define.
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It's become hard to define. we've mistaken implications
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We've mistaken implications of the gospel for the actual
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Of the gospel for the actual message and definition
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Message and definition of the gospel, right?
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Of the gospel, right? like, "love your neighbor"
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Like, "love your neighbor" is not the gospel, it's not.
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Is not the gospel, it's not. going to church
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Going to church is not the gospel.
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Is not the gospel. extending forgiveness to people
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Extending forgiveness to people in your life that have hurt you
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In your life that have hurt you is not the gospel.
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Is not the gospel. loving people that are different
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Loving people that are different than you is not the gospel.
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Than you is not the gospel. they are implications
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They are implications of the gospel so we should
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Of the gospel so we should be certainly doing
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Be certainly doing all those things.
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All those things. once you have seen
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Once you have seen and accepted and embraced
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And accepted and embraced and cherished the gospel,
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And cherished the gospel, you should love
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You should love your neighbor, 100%.
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Your neighbor, 100%. but loving your neighbor
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But loving your neighbor is not the gospel.
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Is not the gospel. it's an implication,
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It's an implication, it's not a definition.
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It's not a definition. so, what is the gospel?
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So, what is the gospel? well, i think paul,
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Well, i think paul, in 1 corinthians 15,
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In 1 corinthians 15, maybe gives us the clearest
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Maybe gives us the clearest definition in the scripture.
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Definition in the scripture. he says,
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He says, "now, brothers and sisters,
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"now, brothers and sisters, i want to remind you
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I want to remind you of the gospel
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Of the gospel that i preached to you,
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That i preached to you, which you've received and on
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Which you've received and on which you have taken your stand.
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Which you have taken your stand. by this gospel you are saved,
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By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word
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If you hold firmly to the word i preached to you.
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I preached to you. otherwise, you have
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Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
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Believed in vain. for what i received
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For what i received i passed on to you
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I passed on to you as of first importance,"
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As of first importance," here it is, "that christ died
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Here it is, "that christ died for our sins according
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For our sins according to the scriptures,
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To the scriptures, that he was buried,
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That he was buried, that he was raised on
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That he was raised on the third day according
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The third day according to the scriptures."
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To the scriptures." the rescue mission of heaven,
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The rescue mission of heaven, the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, we need to be able
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We need to be able to articulate this.
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To articulate this. and so, i want today
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And so, i want today to be practical and so
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To be practical and so there's a million of these,
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There's a million of these, but i wanna give you maybe
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But i wanna give you maybe one example of a method
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One example of a method of sharing your faith.
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Of sharing your faith. so, you said, "okay, i've been
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So, you said, "okay, i've been praying for this person,
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Praying for this person, we finally got to a lunch,
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We finally got to a lunch, what do i actually say?"
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What do i actually say?" this is one example,
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This is one example, they're thousands of these.
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They're thousands of these. this is one example
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This is one example that could be helpful.
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That could be helpful. you could draw this on
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You could draw this on a napkin at the restaurant,
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A napkin at the restaurant, you could get some paper out
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You could get some paper out at your house and do it
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At your house and do it on your kitchen table.
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On your kitchen table. here's just one example,
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Here's just one example, it's called
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It's called the three circle method.
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The three circle method. this is what we have
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This is what we have started teaching at core.
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Started teaching at core. it was developed by a guy
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It was developed by a guy named jimmy scroggins,
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Named jimmy scroggins, and i think it's helpful.
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And i think it's helpful. so, he says first...
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So, he says first... i'm hesitant to write on
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I'm hesitant to write on an ipad for multiple reasons.
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An ipad for multiple reasons. one, my handwriting's terrible.
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One, my handwriting's terrible. two, i was discipled by louie,
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Two, i was discipled by louie, so i can't spell good.
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[laughter]
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Sorry.
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Sorry. so, you have god's design.
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So, you have god's design. god designed everything.
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God designed everything. he cares about it.
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He cares about it. he created it.
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He created it. he created the earth.
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He created the earth. he created you.
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He created you. he created me us for a purpose.
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He created me us for a purpose. to walk with him, to be in
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To walk with him, to be in right relationship with him.
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Right relationship with him. he is the great designer.
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He is the great designer. he designed us to be with him,
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He designed us to be with him, and he cares about all of it.
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And he cares about all of it. he cares about every single
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He cares about every single facet of your life.
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Facet of your life. but for each and everyone of us,
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But for each and everyone of us, we're born with
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We're born with a disease called sin,
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A disease called sin, where we depart
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Where we depart from god's design.
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From god's design. we say, "no, we're good."
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We say, "no, we're good." we wanna do things our way."
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We wanna do things our way." so, we depart from god's design.
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So, we depart from god's design. and the bible's word
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And the bible's word for this is sin.
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For this is sin. we rebel against god.
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We rebel against god. and when we do that every time,
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And when we do that every time, we end up in a place
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We end up in a place called brokenness.
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Called brokenness. looks like it should have one n,
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Looks like it should have one n, but it does have two.
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But it does have two. fact check it later.
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[laughter]
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We arrive at a place
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We arrive at a place called brokenness.
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Called brokenness. you can see brokenness
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You can see brokenness everywhere you look
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Everywhere you look on the planet.
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On the planet. the earth is broken.
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The earth is broken. people are broken.
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People are broken. the weight of guilt and shame,
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The weight of guilt and shame, we know what this is like
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We know what this is like in our heart.
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In our heart. if you're sharing your faith
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If you're sharing your faith this would be a great example
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This would be a great example to tell you --
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To tell you -- tell somebody,
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Tell somebody, "this is what the brokenness
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"this is what the brokenness was like for me.
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Was like for me. i felt empty, i felt void,
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I felt empty, i felt void, i had no purpose,
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I had no purpose, i felt ashamed.
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I felt ashamed. i felt embarrassed.
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I felt embarrassed. i felt like i didn't
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I felt like i didn't have any worth.
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Have any worth. i felt like i didn't
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I felt like i didn't have any identity."
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Have any identity." and so, when we get
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And so, when we get to that spot, we try all kinds
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To that spot, we try all kinds of things to get out.
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Of things to get out. maybe if i make more money,
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Maybe if i make more money, maybe if i can get some
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Maybe if i can get some more popularity.
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More popularity. maybe if i can get in
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Maybe if i can get in a different relationship.
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A different relationship. maybe if i can restore some
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Maybe if i can restore some self-worth and we try a million
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Self-worth and we try a million ways to repair our brokenness.
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Ways to repair our brokenness. but the problem is that sin
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But the problem is that sin doesn't make us bad, it makes us
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Doesn't make us bad, it makes us dead and dead people can't do
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Dead and dead people can't do anything to help themselves.
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Anything to help themselves. so, when you're in brokenness,
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So, when you're in brokenness, there's nothing that you can do.
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There's nothing that you can do. and honestly, brokenness
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And honestly, brokenness is a terrible place to be,
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Is a terrible place to be, but it also reflects
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But it also reflects the fact that you were
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The fact that you were created to be with god.
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Created to be with god. because everybody that
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Because everybody that arrives in brokenness
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Arrives in brokenness doesn't wanna stay there.
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Doesn't wanna stay there. they long for something else,
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They long for something else, but there's no way in
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But there's no way in their own power they can get
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Their own power they can get out of the brokenness caused
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Out of the brokenness caused by rebelling against god.
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By rebelling against god. and this is where
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The gospel is good news.
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The gospel is good news. and the good news
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And the good news is that heaven,
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Is that heaven, on a rescue mission,
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On a rescue mission, god sent his son
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God sent his son to planet earth.
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To planet earth. that god became paint
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That god became paint on his own canvas
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On his own canvas by sending his son,
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By sending his son, jesus christ, to come on
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Jesus christ, to come on to planet earth,
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To live the life
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To live the life you couldn't live,
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You couldn't live, to live the life
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To live the life i couldn't live.
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I couldn't live. he lived a perfect life
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He lived a perfect life on planet earth.
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On planet earth. he died on a cross to pay
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He died on a cross to pay for sins of the world
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For sins of the world because he loved you.
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Because he loved you. so, your guilt and your shame
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So, your guilt and your shame went on his back.
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Went on his back. he was buried and put in a tomb,
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He was buried and put in a tomb, but on the third day,
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He raised from the dead.
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He raised from the dead. ascended to the right hand
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Ascended to the right hand of the father,
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Of the father, and he's extending forgiveness
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And mercy into every
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And mercy into every and anybody who puts their
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And anybody who puts their faith, hope and trust in him.
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And so, you go, "okay, well,
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And so, you go, "okay, well, how do i get from this part
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How do i get from this part over here, brokenness,
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Over here, brokenness, over to this thing over
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Over to this thing over here called the gospel?"
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Here called the gospel?" well, you have to turn
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Well, you have to turn from your brokenness.
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From your brokenness. the bible --
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The bible -- the biblical word for it is,
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The biblical word for it is, you have to repent,
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You have to repent, and you have to believe
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And you have to believe the gospel.
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The gospel. and when you do,
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And when you do, your brokenness will
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Your brokenness will begin to be healed.
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You will be offered a new heart,
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You will be offered a new heart, you will become a new creation
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You will become a new creation in christ jesus.
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In christ jesus. and as you do that,
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He will free you up once again
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He will free you up once again to pursue god's perfect design
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To pursue god's perfect design in your life.
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This is the gospel
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This is the gospel of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. and once you are living
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And once you are living under god's design,
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Under god's design, now you are freed
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Now you are freed and on mission and saved
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And on mission and saved and sent back to those
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And sent back to those stuck in brokenness,
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Stuck in brokenness, so that you can tell them
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So that you can tell them the path you took,
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The path you took, which is the gospel.
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Which is the gospel. every single believer
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Every single believer should have a tool like this
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Should have a tool like this at your disposal where
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At your disposal where in a minute, at a lunch,
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In a minute, at a lunch, across your dinner table,
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Across your dinner table, over thanksgiving break,
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Over thanksgiving break, you can say,
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You can say, "can i explain something
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"can i explain something that's really important to me?"
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That's really important to me?" we all need to be able
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We all need to be able to do this.
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To do this. and i wanna end with
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And i wanna end with these last verses that are
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These last verses that are beautiful, verses 24-27.
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Beautiful, verses 24-27. they're often taught in
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They're often taught in the context of self-discipline
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The context of self-discipline and they are,
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And they are, and i think that's
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And i think that's a great application.
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A great application. but i think it's more powerful
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But i think it's more powerful when you see them
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When you see them in their context of denying
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In their context of denying ourselves for the sake
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Ourselves for the sake of telling others about jesus.
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Of telling others about jesus. so, paul gives this picture
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So, paul gives this picture of athletes, running in a race,
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Of athletes, running in a race, getting a crown
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Getting a crown for their head, right?
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For their head, right? this would've made sense
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This would've made sense as again, as evidence
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As again, as evidence of paul understanding
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Of paul understanding who he was talking to.
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Who he was talking to. they had
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They had the isthmian games there,
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The isthmian games there, or what would be similar
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Or what would be similar to like the olympic games.
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To like the olympic games. and the athletes would train
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And the athletes would train hard so that they could compete
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Hard so that they could compete in the games and ultimately
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In the games and ultimately so that they could win
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So that they could win and they could get
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And they could get the crown on their head.
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The crown on their head. a perishable crown.
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A perishable crown. a perishable wreath.
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A perishable wreath. you ever seen the old pictures
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You ever seen the old pictures of the wreath you would get
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Of the wreath you would get on your head?
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On your head? that's what the athletes
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That's what the athletes were playing for.
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Were playing for. and he said,
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And he said, "man, athletes had to train
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"man, athletes had to train incredibly hard,
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Incredibly hard, they were
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They were incredibly disciplined."
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Incredibly disciplined." can you imagine --
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Can you imagine -- like right now,
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Like right now, could you imagine
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Could you imagine what a day in like,
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What a day in like, simone biles' life is like?
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Simone biles' life is like? or michael phelps,
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Or michael phelps, when he was in the midst
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When he was in the midst of his training?
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Of his training? or scottie scheffler when he
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Or scottie scheffler when he just keeps destroying everybody
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Just keeps destroying everybody in every tournament?
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In every tournament? can you imagine how hard
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Can you imagine how hard and committed they have to be
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And committed they have to be to their craft?
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To their craft? there's a guy in our church,
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There's a guy in our church, we're gonna a picture up of him.
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We're gonna a picture up of him. he's a professional triathlete.
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He's a professional triathlete. i spoke to him this morning,
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I spoke to him this morning, 'cause i just was thinking
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'cause i just was thinking about him in this text
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About him in this text and he's working right now
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And he's working right now to earn a spot on
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To earn a spot on the usa olympic team for 2028.
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The usa olympic team for 2028. he was in shanghai this morning,
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He was in shanghai this morning, as one naturally is,
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As one naturally is, chasing his dreams,
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Chasing his dreams, pursuing his goal,
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Pursuing his goal, disciplining himself.
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Disciplining himself. working for the sake
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Working for the sake of accomplishing his goal.
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Of accomplishing his goal. and he was telling me,
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And he was telling me, "i have, on average,
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"i have, on average, three to four workouts a day,
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Three to four workouts a day, sometimes up to seven hours
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Sometimes up to seven hours a day."
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A day." like three
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Like three or four workouts a day?
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Or four workouts a day? i committed that 2024 was
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I committed that 2024 was gonna be my year to run.
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Gonna be my year to run. i didn't hit four times
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I didn't hit four times the whole year.
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[laughter]
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He's doing three
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He's doing three to four a day?
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To four a day? up to seven hours?
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Up to seven hours? and then, he said this,
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And then, he said this, "and in my downtime
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"and in my downtime in between sessions,
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In between sessions, i'm either eating or doing
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I'm either eating or doing something strategic to recover
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Something strategic to recover and get ready
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And get ready for the next session."
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For the next session." the is laser focus
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The is laser focus to the mission.
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To the mission. these elite athletes,
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These elite athletes, they're doing this all the time.
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They're doing this all the time. and they're doing it for
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And they're doing it for an imperishable wreath,
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An imperishable wreath, like some leaves on a crown
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Like some leaves on a crown is gonna die and fade away.
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Is gonna die and fade away. and paul is going,
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And paul is going, "if they're willing
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"if they're willing to be that disciplined,
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To be that disciplined, if they're willing
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If they're willing to buffet their body,
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To buffet their body, if they're willing to lay aside
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If they're willing to lay aside their own personal desires,
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Their own personal desires, to be disciplined
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To be disciplined for the mission that they're on
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For the mission that they're on for an imperishable wreath,
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For an imperishable wreath, how much more should we be
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How much more should we be disciplined and aligned
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Disciplined and aligned in playing for a wreath
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In playing for a wreath that will not perish,
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That will not perish, but that is imperishable?
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But that is imperishable? a crown that will last forever.
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A crown that will last forever. that should motivate us to live
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That should motivate us to live incredibly disciplined lives.
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Incredibly disciplined lives. and how is paul saying this?
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And how is paul saying this? he's saying it in
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He's saying it in the context of evangelism.
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The context of evangelism. that's what we've been
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That's what we've been talking about,
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Talking about, winning people to christ.
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Winning people to christ. so, yes, the crown is that we
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So, yes, the crown is that we all hope to hear the words,
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All hope to hear the words, "well done,
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"well done, my good and faithful servant."
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My good and faithful servant." but the crown also is,
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But the crown also is, "man, i want all five
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"man, i want all five of these people right here,
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Of these people right here, i want them to be in heaven,
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I want them to be in heaven, and i will feel like
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And i will feel like that is a crown, if all these
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That is a crown, if all these people get to heaven.
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People get to heaven. i'm playing for that.
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I'm playing for that. i'm playing for that crown."
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I'm playing for that crown." so, if i am, how much should
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So, if i am, how much should everyday there be strategy,
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Everyday there be strategy, there be prayer,
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There be prayer, there be alignment,
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There be alignment, there be focus for sharing
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There be focus for sharing the good news of the gospel
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The good news of the gospel to inherit a crown
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To inherit a crown that will last forever?
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That will last forever? this is my prayer
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This is my prayer for us as a church,
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For us as a church, that as we leave here,
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That as we leave here, as we go out, especially,
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As we go out, especially, this week, on thanksgiving week,
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This week, on thanksgiving week, that we would first pray,
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That we would first pray, that we would
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That we would prepare and practice,
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Prepare and practice, that we would plan
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That we would plan and pursue the lost,
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And pursue the lost, and that we would proclaim
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And that we would proclaim the gospel with our words.
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The gospel with our words. let me pray for us.
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Louie Giglio - Live The Gospel and Use Your Words

March 9, 2025 | S25:E10

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